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Penn State begins its 124th football season with a notable collection of milestones dotting the landscape: the 50th anniversary of Beaver Stadium, Evan Royster’s chase for the rushing record and Joe Paterno’s looming 400th win, all wrapped around the potential victory lap of his head-coaching career.
Don’t look now, eastern powers Ohio State and Penn State, but Wisconsin and Iowa are gaining.
Outlook: If the Hawkeyes play like the formidable squad that dominated Georgia Tech in Orange Bowl, and survive a sweltering nonconference test in Arizona, the schedule sets up nicely for a serious shot at a conference championship — and perhaps even more.
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2 cents The Big Ten is using what it calls “competitive fairness” in deciding how to divide the conference into two divisions. That means a team’s record over the past 20 years will be the biggest determining factor, more so than preserving rivalries and geography. There is something flawed about this formula, because it makes the assumption that past performance will be indicative of future …
SOLSBERRY — A decision to nick off several youth league kick-offs had parents ticked off at Eastern Greene School Corp. Monday. About 150 Community Football League supporters rallied during the trustees meeting to expand the games allowed the league on the revamped school football field.
Indiana kicks off its 126th year of football on Thursday, Sept. 2, as the Hoosiers welcome the Tigers of Towson to Bloomington. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. EDT and the game will be televised on the Big Ten Network.
It’s game week, people. You ready for some football? Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema has grown up in the job , Michael Hunt writes in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Barry Alvarez always said a team needs five great players, and Wisconsin has the magic number this year, Andy Baggot writes in the Wisconsin State Journal. Some very revealing stuff from Michigan head coach Rich Rodriguez in this …
Inside IU Football with Bill Lynch debuts this Monday, Aug. 30, at 7 p.m. at the Holiday Inn in Bloomington. The show, hosted by the Voice of the Hoosiers, Don Fischer, will also feature newly elected senior captains Ben Chappell and Tyler Replogle as guests this week.
No one has Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Northwestern or Purdue contending for a Big Ten title this season, but their fortunes should vary widely in 2010.
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